Due to its unique properties within hazard mitigation, shape memory alloy (SMA) has been
developed and adopted within the design and retrofit of civil infrastructures to improve the …

In this study, two types of smart elastomeric bearings are presented using shape memory
alloy (SMA) wires. Due to the unique characteristics of SMAs, such as the superelastic effect …

A three-dimensional nonlinear finite element model is developed for cable-stayed bridges
under static and dynamic loadings based on the total Lagrangian formulation. The model …

This study deals with two new generation smart high dam** rubber bearings (HDRBs)
incorporated with shape memory alloy (SMA) wires. Due to the superelastic effect and the re …

This research conducts a sensitivity analysis on the mechanical properties of lead core
rubber bearings (LCRBs). Here, the input variables include: number of rubber layers, lead …

Shape memory alloy wire-based lead rubber bearings (SMA-LRBs) are new types of smart
isolators. They possess superior self-centering property with unique hysteresis and energy …

This study assesses analytically the effectiveness, feasibility and limitations of elastic and
hysteretic dam** augmentation devices, such as elastomeric and lead–rubber bearings …

This article investigates the efficiency of a new generation smart isolation system, namely
shape memory alloy wire-based lead rubber bearing, for the seismic response control of …

Stochastic response of buildings isolated by lead–rubber bearings (LRB) is investigated.
The earthquake excitation is modelled by non‐stationary random process (ie uniformly …

The seismic response of base-isolated bridges depends strongly on the seismic isolation
system (SIS) properties, which typically vary under the effect of multiple conditions, such as …